May 25 - A great shaking of the ground - a Tudor earthquake
On this day in Tudor history, 25th May 1551, at around noon, Croydon and several Surrey villages, in the south of England, experienced a “great shaking of the ground”, in other words, an earthquake. ...
24 Maj 20209min
May 24 - The Life of Anne Askew
On this day in Tudor history, 24th May 1546, letters were sent from the Privy Council to the future Protestant martyr Anne Askew and her estranged husband Thomas Kyme. The couple were ordered to ap...
23 Maj 20209min
May 23 - Elizabeth the prisoner, "Much suspected by me, Nothing proved can be"
On this day in Tudor history, 23rd May 1554, Elizabeth, daughter of King Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn, arrived at the Palace of Woodstock in Oxfordshire, where she was placed under hous...
22 Maj 20208min
May 22 - New Garter Knights
On this day in Tudor history, 22nd May 1541, following their elections on St George’s Day, 23rd April 1541, Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford; Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey; Sir John Gage, and Sir Antho...
21 Maj 20208min
May 21 - 81-year-old Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk
On this day in Tudor history, 21st May 1524, in the reign of King Henry VIII, courtier, magnate and soldier, Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, died at Framlingham Castle in Suffolk. He was about 81...
20 Maj 202011min
May 20 - A cardinal’s hat for a headless man
On this day in Tudor history, 20th May 1535, Pope Paul III made John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, Cardinal-Priest of San Vitale, and arranged to have his cardinal's hat sent to him. The pope hoped t...
19 Maj 20204min
May 19 - A dispensation for Henry VIII to marry wife number three
On this day in Tudor history, 19th May 1536, Queen Anne Boleyn was executed within the confines of the Tower of London. It must have been an incredibly hard day for the queen's friend, Archbishop Th...
18 Maj 20207min
May 18 - Rebel William Thomas comes to a bad end
On this day in Tudor history, 18th May 1554, in the reign of Queen Mary I, scholar and administrator, William Thomas, was hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn for his alleged involvement in Wyatt's R...
17 Maj 20206min
